Can You Hear Texture In Music?

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Can You Hear Texture In Music?

• Michael Bower
• Music
• Capistrano Elementary School
• January 13, 2003

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What Is Texture?

• Texture is the way melody and harmony go
  together.

This chord makes harmony.
This is a melody.
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There Are Three Textures In Music

• Monophonic
• Polyphonic
• Homophonic

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Monophonic Texture

• This is a simple melody without harmony or
  chords.

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Polyphonic Texture

• This is music that has two or more voices playing
  at the same time.

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Homophonic Texture

• In this music the melody and harmony move
  together.